Greece vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed broadband subscriptions

Greece
4.49 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
15.00 million
in 2025
Greece rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
36th

Fixed broadband subscriptions over time

  • Greece
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0M10.0M15.0M200320142025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 15.00 million against 4.49 million in Greece, a difference of 10.51 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 3.3 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Greece ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.15 million 660,394 489,911 Greece
2010s 3.24 million 3.36 million 119,967 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 4.43 million 7.40 million 2.97 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed broadband subscriptions, Greece or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 15.00 million against 4.49 million in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions between Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
10.51 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for fixed broadband subscriptions?
Greece ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed broadband subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.